Is Avengers Endgame the best superhero movie ever?

Before I start this week’s blog entry, I must warn you that there will be spoilers here, so if you haven’t seen Endgame yet, please go see it first and then come back to read this blog 😁

So I went and saw Endgame a second time this week, because I promised a couple of friends I’d see it with them as well and also because I just wanted to see it again really bad. Someone told me recently that I was too positive about the stuff I talk about in this blog, but this blog isn’t about reviews. It’s just a way to vent my thoughts and feelings about things I like, so yes, most of it is very positive. And this week’s edition is no different, because I absolutely LOVED Endgame 😎

I’ve been reading Marvel comics since I was a kid and it’s always been “my thing”, more than anything else. So when Marvel Studios started their MCU 11 years ago, I was really excited. I’ve seen all these movies in theaters and some of them even more than once. And after last year’s Infinity War, I thought things couldn’t get any bigger or better than that, but I was wrong. Endgame is by far the biggest and most epic superhero movie ever.

The whole universe that was created in 22 Marvel Studios movies came full circle in Endgame. Everything was tied together, all the characters were there and the adventure, that started with the first Iron Man movie, came to an end in an absolute emotional rollercoaster of a film. I have no problem with admitting that I shed a few tears during some scenes. And that really proves that we’ve all grown to love the movie versions of these characters as well, next to their comic book counterparts.

Of course we’ve gotten used to big Hollywood movies about comic book superheroes these days. But a three hour long epic like this, with so many characters, that ties 11 years of movies together? That has never been done in any movie genre. And the best part for me was that I had no clue what was going to happen, because it wasn’t really based on a comic book story anymore. The MCU has really become an entity on it’s own, with it’s own continuity and it’s own stories and it’s no longer just “movies based on comics”.

And now it’s time for the spoiler part! This movie was an actual ending to a story. The story of the original 6 Avengers and their journey to saving the universe, even if it means that they had to sacrifice themselves. The deaths of Iron Man and Black Widow were sad, but they served the story and both sacrificed themselves for the greater good. And Captain America was the biggest hero of this movie in my opinion. How he stood his ground against Thanos, with no chance of beating him and his army, was classic Steve Rogers stuff. I saw the movie for the first time on it’s opening night and people in the theater cheered when Cap picked up Mjolnir. And when Thor went “I knew it” I had goosebumps all over. But when the portals started opening and all our fallen heroes returned, I couldn’t help but cry a little. Especially when Spider-Man walked up to Iron Man and Tony hugged Peter. That was such a beautiful moment. And the battle that followed was just amazing. There was so much going on that I could hardly keep up. Which is also one of the reasons I just had to see it again this week. The epilogue was also done very well and makes you wonder what’s in store for the future. We may not be seeing Tony, Steve or Natasha in an Avengers movie anymore, but we have a lot of great “new” characters like Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Ant-Man, Wasp, Dr Strange and Spider-Man, so I guess they’ll be taking over as the new core group of Avengers as soon as the next big threat turns up.

The bar has been set very high with this film. Not only for Marvel themselves, but also for the compitition. With the way the DCEU is going, they won’t be reaching this level of movies anytime soon. One of the reasons this movie is so awesome, is because they invested 11 years and 22 movies to get there. That’s why it has such an impact. You know and love these characters and they were able to do some amazing time traveling stuff, because there are so many awesome moments to go back to. I’ve always loved that about Marvel and DC comics. That all these stories take place in this big shared universe. And this was the first time that something like that happened in a series of movies. So much respect to the Russo brothers, because they actually pulled it off in a great way.

I guess that sums up my feelings about Endgame. As you might know, I’m also a big Star Wars fan, but I was more excited about this movie then I was when Episode VII came out. Those comic books that I’ve been reading all my life have become one of the biggest movie franchises ever and they just released one the most awesome movies I have ever seen. And now I can’t wait to see what Marvel Studios has planned for the Fantastic Four and X-Men in the MCU!